…niveṭheti = nibbeṭheti, nivāreti = *nivvāreti = nīvāreti). Before a vowel the sandhi-cons. r is restored: nir-aya, nir-upadhi etc. 2….

I. Etymology

Although nir + vā “to blow”. (cp. BSk. nirvāṇa) is already in use in the Vedic period (see nibbāpeti), we do not find its distinctive ap …

…order of the Dhamma, this universal logic, philosophy or righteousness (“Norm”), in which the rational & the ethical elements are fused into…

Niyyādeti & niyyāteti & nīyādeti

(to) give (back), give into charge, give over, assign, dedicate, to present, denote SN.i.131 (niyyātayāmi); SN.iv.181 (sāmikānaṃ gāvo), SN.iv.194; Ja.i.30 Ja.i.66, Ja …

Niyyādeti & niyyāteti & nīyādeti

(to) give (back), give into charge, give over, assign, dedicate, to present, denote SN.i.131 (niyyātayāmi); SN.iv.181 (sāmikānaṃ gāvo), SN.iv.194; Ja.i.30 Ja.i.66, Ja …

1. to be cooled or refreshed, to be covered up = to be extinguished, go out (of fire), to cease to exist, always used with ref. to fire or heat or (fig.) burning sensations (see *[nibbāna](/define/nib …

Niyyādeti & niyyāteti & nīyādeti

(to) give (back), give into charge, give over, assign, dedicate, to present, denote SN.i.131 (niyyātayāmi); SN.iv.181 (sāmikānaṃ gāvo), SN.iv.194; Ja.i.30 Ja.i.66, Ja …

to destroy, annihilate, cause to cease or exist MN.i.93; Thig.431 (nijjaressāmi = jīrāpessāmi vināsessāmi Thag-a.269).

Sk. nir-jarayati; nis + jarati¹

to come out from (cp. E. turn out), arise, become, be produced, result, come into being, be reborn, ex-ist (= nir-vatt) Dhp.338; Pv.i.1#1 (nibbattate); Thag-a.259 (= jāyati); Dhp-a.iii.173; Pv-a. …

Niddisati & niddissati

to distinguish, point out, explain designate, define, express, to mean Iti.122 = Cnd.276#f Mil.123, Mil.345; Dhs-a.57; Dhp-a.ii.59; Pv-a.87, Pv-a.217 (˚itvā); aor. *[niddis …

to throw off, despise, neglect Snp.785, Snp.954; Mnd.76 (so read for nidassati, variant reading SS nir˚), Mnd.444; Snp-a.522
pp niratta².

cp. Sk. nirasyati, nis + assati, as to throw

Niddisati & niddissati

to distinguish, point out, explain designate, define, express, to mean Iti.122 = Cnd.276#f Mil.123, Mil.345; Dhs-a.57; Dhp-a.ii.59; Pv-a.87, Pv-a.217 (˚itvā); aor. *[niddis …

(nibbusitattan?) a dislocated or disconcerted mind, unrest uneasiness DN.i.17.

Sk. *nir-vasit-ātman or *nirvasitatvaṃ (nt. abstr.), to nis-vasati, cp. nirvāsana = nibbisaya

adjective shameless Sdhp.382. Ni(l)lanchaka

nis + lajjā

at Ja.iii.120 is an old misreading & is to be corrected into; nipatāmase (= let us gather, bring together = dedicate), unless it be read as nipphadāmase (= do, set forth, prepare, give), in spite …

adjective without property, poor Ja.v.447.

nis + dhana

1. to extinguish, put out, quench SN.i.188 (mahārāgaṃ); Iti.93 (rāg-aggiṃ; & nibbāpetvā aggiṃ nipakā parinibbanti); cp. aggiṃ nijjāleti Ja.vi.495; Pv.i.8#5 (vārinā viya osiñcaṃ sabbaṃ daraṃ nibbāpaye …

to shine Vv-a.179 (= dippati).

ni + bhāti

adjective = nīroga Sdhp.496.

Sk. nīruja, nis + rujā

adjective without desire or excitement Ja.i.7.

nis + chanda

to take out, to throw out, drive out Ja.i.150, Ja.i.157; Ja.iii.52; Ja.vi.336; Cnd.199#7 (ni˚); Vv-a.222 Vv-a.256; Pv-a.73, Pv-a.254; Mil.8, Mil.219. aor. nīhari DN.i.92; Ja.i. …

adjective free from greed Ja.iv.10.

nis + lobha

cave Mnd.23 (Ep. of kāya).

nis + dara, see darī

Niṭṭhā¹

feminine basis, foundation, familiarity with Snp.864 (expl Snp-a.551 by samiddhi, but see Mnd.263).

Sk. niṣṭhā; ni + ṭhā, abstr. of adj
■ suff. ˚ṭha

Niṭṭhā²

femin …

adjective thoughtless Ja.ii.298.

Sk. niścitta, nis + citta (ka)

adjective free from disease, healthy, well, unhurt Ja.i.421; Ja.iii.26; Ja.iv.31; Pv-a.198 (ni˚). Cp. nīruja.

Sk. nīroga, nis + roga

bought out Ja.iii.471.

cp. Sk. nirbhṛta, pp. of nis + bhṛ.

adjective making no reply Pv-a.117.

nis + uttara

adjective unsupported Mil.295 (ākāsa).

nis + ālamba

Niddosa¹

adjective faultless, pure, undefiled Snp.476; Dhs-a.2; Pv-a.189 (= viraja); Dhp-a.i.41.

Sk. nirdośa, nis + dosa¹

Niddosa²

adjective free from hatred J …

adjective causing to decay, destroying, annihilating; f. ˚ā decay, destruction, death SN.iv.339; AN.i.221; AN.ii.198; AN.v.215 sq. (dasa-n-vatthūni) Pts.i.5 (id.).

Sk. nirjara in diff. meaning, P. …

whetstone Dāvs iii.87 (˚opala).

Sk. nikasa, ni + kasati

multitude Dāvs v.25 (jātipuppha˚).

Sk. nikara, ni + karoti

exertion, endeavour Ja.v.243.

ni + sama

Nijjhāyati¹

to meditate, reflect, think SN.iii.140 sq. (+ passati, cp. jānāti), SN.iii.157; MN.i.334 (jhāyati n. apajjhāyati); MN.iii.14 (id.). Cp. upa˚.

Sk. nidhyāyati, ni + jhāyati<su …

to knock down Thig.302 (= pāteti Thag-a.227).

ni + sumbh (subhnāti)

grinding Dhp-a.i.308.

= ni + śātana

Nijjhāna¹

neuter understanding, insight, perception, comprehension; favour, indulgence (= nijjhāpana), pleasure, delight Ja.vi.207. Often as -ṃ khamati: to be pleased with, to find plea …

adjective lying down DN.iii.44, DN.iii.47.

fr. ni + sad

heartlessness Pv-a.55.

Sk. niṣkaruṇatā; nis + karuṇā

hone on which to sharpen a knife Mil.282.

ni + śā to sharpen, to whet, cp. nisita

prostration, adoration Dāvs v.53.

fr. pa + ni + pat

Nisagga & Nissagga

giving forth, bestowing; natural state, nature SN.i.54 (˚ss˚). cp. nisaṭṭha

ni or nis + sṛj

destroying, slaughtering Mil.242.

ni + sūd

to besprinkle Mhvs.vii.8.

ni + siñcati

Nittharaṇa¹

neuter getting across, ferrying over, traversing, overcoming SN.i.193 (oghassa); AN.ii.200 (id.); Iti.111 (id.) MN.i.134; Ja.i.48 (loka˚); Dāvs ii.29 (id.); Vism.32; Sdhp.334 ( …

deposit (of merit or demerit), accumulation, effect (of kamma Snp.953 (= Mnd.442 abhisankhārā).

Sk. ni-saṃskṛti, ni + saṃ + kṛ.

Nisagga & Nissagga

giving forth, bestowing; natural state, nature SN.i.54 (˚ss˚). cp. nisaṭṭha

ni or nis + sṛj

adjective healthy Mil.251 (of paddy).

nis + ātanka

only in Caus. nivāreti (q.v.), pp. nivuta.

ni + varati

to crave, desire, strive after, ppr nikāmayaṃ SN.i.122, & nikāmayamāna Vin.ii.108. Cp. nikanta & nikanti.

Sk. ni-kāmayati, ni + kāmeti

to go out or away, disappear; to proceed from, only in pp. niggata (q.v.); at Ja.vi.504 as ni˚.

Sk. nirgacchati, nis + gacchati

to fall down before Thag.375.

pa + ni + pat

adjective useless Ja.ii.103.

nis + upakāra

void of men, absence of men Ja.iii.148.

nis + manussa + ya

adjective not crooked, straight Dhp-a.i.288.

nis + vanka

crushing, beating, destroying Snp-a.390.

nis + pothana of puth to crush

Nimīlati & Nimmīlati

to shut, close (the eyes) Ja.i.279; Dhp-a.ii.6 (akkhīni nimmīlituṃ nâsakkhi) Caus. nim(m)īl-eti id. MN.i.120; Dhp-a.ii.28 (paralokaṃ opp. ummīleti); Ja.i.279; Vism.292 (akkh …

adjective without root, rootless Ja.vi.177.

nis + mūla

sin, fault, offence, guilt Ja.i.264 (nir˚); Ja.iii.394; Ja.iv.495; Vv-a.69; Pv-a.87, Pv-a.116.

fr. apa + rādh

adjective sloping down, low-lying AN.i.35 (contrasted with ukkūla). We should expect ni˚; for vi˚; as in BSk. (see ukkūla).

vi + kūla

Jhāyati¹

to meditate, contemplate think upon, brood over (c. acc.): search for, hunt after DN.ii.237 (jhānaṃ); SN.i.25, SN.i.57; AN.v.323 sq. (+ pa,˚ ni, ava˚); Snp.165, Snp.221, Snp.425, …

Nimīlati & Nimmīlati

to shut, close (the eyes) Ja.i.279; Dhp-a.ii.6 (akkhīni nimmīlituṃ nâsakkhi) Caus. nim(m)īl-eti id. MN.i.120; Dhp-a.ii.28 (paralokaṃ opp. ummīleti); Ja.i.279; Vism.292 (akkh …

adjective boiled, infused Vin.i.200.

nis + pakka

to open one’s eyes Ja.i.439; Ja.ii.195; Ja.iv.457; Ja.vi.185; Mil.179, Mil.357 Mil.394; Vism.185, Vism.186; Dhp-a.ii.28 (opp. ni˚); Vv-a.205, Vv-a.314.

Caus. of ud + mīl; opp. ni(m)mīleti

to be thrown out, to be expelled, to lose (with abl.) Ja.vi.502, Ja.vi.503 (raṭṭhā); variant reading BB nirajhati Com. ni(g)gacchati; Thig.93 (aor. nirajji ’haṃ = na jānim ahaṃ Thag-a.90. Kern (wrong …

adjective without splendour Ja.ii.415; Mil.102.

nis + prabhā

1. cause, means DN.ii.217, DN.ii.259; MN.iii.71 (samādhiṃ sa-upanisaṃ); SN.ii.30–SN.ii.32 (SN-a. = kāraṇa, paccaya); SN.v.25; AN.i.198; AN.iii.20, AN.iii.200 sq. AN.iii.360; AN.iv.99, AN.iv.336, AN. …

adjective without fire Mil.324 (˚okāsa).

nis + aggi + ka

…rest
■ Dhtm.470 kanti-nivāsesu

Vasati³

feminine a dwelling, abode, residence Ja.vi.292 (rāja˚ = rāja-paricariyā C.);…

to wink (one’s eyes): see ni˚.

miṣ, Vedic miṣati, root given as misa at Dhtm.479, with explⁿ “mīlane”

to break (right) through MN.i.233.

vi + ni + bhid

to be abased, to be mocked Vin.ii.183.

Pass. to nimmāna, of nis + māna

adjective free from sin Snp.257 = Dhp.205.

nis + pāpa

adjective unscented Ja.vi.21 (udaka).

nir + dhūpana

Niratta¹

adjective noun soulless; view of soullessness or unsubstantiality; thus interpreted (in preference to niratta²) by Com. on Snp.787 Snp.858, Snp.919. See foll.

Sk. *ni …

adjective deprived of enjoyment; deserted, being of no avail, useless Ja.vi.556; Pv.i.12. Cp. vi˚.

Sk. nirbhoga, nis + bhoga¹

Nibbhoga

bending, contortion Ja.ii.264 (oṭṭha˚).

ni + bho …

to twist round, bend, wind, contort oneself Mil.253. Cp. vi˚.

Sk. ni-or nirbhujati, nis + bhujati

to subside, sink; to yield, give way SN.i.53; Snp.939 (= saṃsīdati osīdati Cnd.420); Iti.71; Mhvs.35, Mhvs.35 3^rd pl. sīdare Ja.ii.393; Pot. sīde Iti.71; fut. sīdissati: see ni˚
p …

adjective fleshless MN.i.58, MN.i.364; Pv-a.68.

nis + maṃsa

Ud-

prefix in verbal & nominal comb^n. One half of all the words beginning with u˚ are comb^ns. with ud˚, which in comp^n. appears modified according to the rules of as …

distinction, distinguishing Vism.193.

nis + vikappa

to resort to, practise, pursue, follow, indulge in Ja.ii.106; Snp.821 (= Mnd.157); Pv.ii.3#19 (= karoti Pv-a.87); Mil.359
pp nisevita.

ni + sev

to keep off, restrain, prohibit, prevent SN.i.121 (nisedha, imper.); Ja.iii.83, Ja.iii.442; Thag-a.250; Vv-a.105 (nirayûpapattiṃ)
■ Cp. nisedha.

Caus. of ni + sedh

to beat down, smother, crush SN.i.101, SN.i.102.

nis + potheti

adjective noun holding back, restraining; prevention, prohibition Dhp.389; Dhp-a.iv.148; hirī˚ restrained by shame SN.i.168 = Snp.462; Dhp.143.

fr. ni + sedh

past participle given up, spent, lost Thig.484 (variant reading ˚ss˚); Thag-a.286 (= pariccatta). Cp nisajjeti & nisagga.; Nisada & Nisada

nis + saṭṭha of sṛj

adjective full grown, fully developed, in full strength Ja.vi.327 (of a tree).

Sk. nipāka, ni + pāka (pacati)

that on which anything depends, support help, protection; endowment, resource, requisite, supply foundation, reliance on (acc. or-˚) Vin.i.58 (the four resources of bhikkhu, viz. piṇḍiyālopa-bhojana …

careful attention or observation AN.ii.97; AN.iii.201; AN.iv.15 (dhamma˚), AN.iv.36 (id.) AN.iv.296; AN.v.166 (dhamma˚); Dpvs.i.53 (˚kāra). Cp. nisamma & nisāmeti.

Sk. *niśānti, ni + śam

sitting down, opportunity for sitting, seat Pv.iv.1#2 (seyyā +); Ja.i.217; Pv-a.24 (˚ādipaṭikkhepa-ṭṭhāna), Pv-a.219 (pallankâbhujanādi-lakkhaṇā nisajjā). Cp. nesajjika.

Sk. *niṣadyā of ni sad

to spend, bestow, give, give up Pv-a.105 (dānûpakaraṇā nisajjesi read better as ˚karaṇǡni sajjesi). See also nissajjati.

sic MSS. for niss˚; Sk. niḥsarjayati, nis + sajjeti, …

1. falling down Dhp.121 (udabindu˚); Vv-a.279 (diṭṭhi˚, a glance) Pv-a.45 (asa˚).
2. descending MN.i.453.
3. a particle the gram. term for adverbs, conjunctions & interjections Ja.v.243 (assu); Pv- …

Nirīha(ka)

adjective inactive, motionless, without impulse Thag-a.148 (˚ka); Mil.413 (+ nijjīvata); Vism.484, Vism.594 sq.

nis + īha

Nirīha(ka)

adjective inactive, motionless, without impulse Thag-a.148 (˚ka); Mil.413 (+ nijjīvata); Vism.484, Vism.594 sq.

nis + īha

beating SN.iv.300 (variant reading ṭh.). Cp. nippothana.

nis + pothanā

adjective sharp MN.i.281 (āvudhajāta pīta˚?); Ja.iv.118 (su˚); Vv-a.233; Pv-a.155, Pv-a.192, Pv-a.213.

Sk. niśita, ni + pp. of śā to whet

to depart, escape from, be freed from (c. abl.) AN.i.260 (yasmā atthi loke nissaraṇaṃ tasmā sattā lokamhā nissaranti)
pp nissaṭa, grd nissaraṇīya (q.v.) …

adjective powerless, unsubstantial; f. abstr. -tā absence of essence, unsubstantiality (see dhamma A) Dhs-a.38, Dhs-a.139, Dhs-a.263; cp. Dhs trsl. pp. xxxiii.& 26.

Sk. * …

going out, departure; issue, outcome, result; giving up, leaving behind being freed, escape (from saṁsāra), salvation. Vin.i.104 DN.iii.240 DN.iii.248f. SN.i.128 SN.i.142 SN.ii.5 SN.iii.170 (catunna …